Abortion+Deaths+-+M

Each woman's story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death.

>> || * The Colonial Era
 * ** Women's Stories ** || Explore More by Time Frame || All Deaths by Name ||
 * * **"@Leona M.,"** October 9, 1910 Age: 26
 * Unidentified physician
 * **"@Phyllis M.,"** April 22, 1910 Age: 46
 * Unidentified physician
 * **Dawn Mack**, August 3, 1991 Age: 21
 * One of three deaths at NAF member Eastern Women's Center; failure to properly monitor or resuscitate
 * **Louise Maday**, March 31, 1926 Age: 24
 * Midwife held; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Mildred Maddalone**, July 26, 1944 Age 32
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/MichelleMaddenSmall.jpg]]**Michelle Madden**, November 24, 1986 Age: 18
 * Abortion sought for possible fetal indications; fetal parts left in uterus, death from sepsis
 * **Lola Maddison**, March 2, 1906 Age: 28
 * One of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; case dropped due to irregularities in indictment
 * **@Catherine Madelopodo**, July 16, 1913 Age: 30
 * Two physicians arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Caroline Malinken**, February 11, 1861 Age: 35
 * Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Jennie Mallard **, January 16, 1901 Age: 20
 * Physician implicated in deathbed statement; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Mena Malletti**, July 9, 1916 Age: 27
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Grace Mallone**, July 12, 1918 Age: 18
 * Two physicians charged; charges dismissed when key witness died during trial
 * **Mrs. M. Marazak**, November 24, 1916 Age: 24
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * **Etta Marcus**, March 29, 1924 Age: 30
 * Physician acquitted for reasons not indicated in source
 * **Sharon Margrove**, May 21, 1970 Age: 25
 * Legal abortion; provider, method, and cause of death not noted
 * **Dorothy Martin**, July 29, 1949 Age: 22
 * Lay abortionist convicted
 * **Elizabeth Martin**, February 9, 1911 Age: 47
 * Midwife implicated; no trial
 * **Jennie Martin**, January 16, 1906 Age: 28
 * Physician held by coroner's jury; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **@Nellie Martin**, August 10, 1889 Age: 20
 * Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Margaret Marts**, February 15, 1920 Age: 26
 * Self-initiated, finished by physician; found guilty of unspecified charge and fined $500
 * **Veronica Maslanka**, June 19, 1922 Age: 26
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **"Haley Mason"**, April 5, 2001 Age: 22
 * Suicide by drug and alcohol overdose
 * **Bridget Masterson**, December 16, 1925 Age: 22
 * One of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; charges dismissed by judge
 * **Clara Mathews**, September 17, 1893
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Ellen Matson**, November 18, 1917 Age: 29
 * One of three deaths linked to Dr. Lillian Hobbs; convicted of intentional manslaughter
 * **@Helen Matta,** 1946
 * Physician implicated in deathbed statement; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Jessie Matteson **, May 9, 1901 Age: 22
 * Physician arrested; charges dismissed because judge ruled abortion might have been legal
 * **Catherine Mau**, March 11, 1929 Age: 30
 * One of two deaths linked to midwife Anna Heisler; convicted of murder
 * **@Anna Mauch**, September, 1915
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * **Marcie Mayer**, December 29, 1907 Age: 19
 * Midwife convicted of unspecified charge
 * **Mary Mayer**, February 25, 1918 Age: 34
 * Likely self-induced by unspecified method
 * **Sherika Mayo**, March 21, 2008 Age: 23
 * Injury to uterus and bowel, death from hemorrhage; physician fined and required to take classes
 * **Gail Mazo**, July 12, 1978 Age: 27
 * Abortion sought due to health issues; anesthesia mishap; family settled out-of-court
 * @Dora McBride, 1902
 * Probable lay abortionist convicted of unspecified charge
 * Margaret McCarthy, May 18, 1904 Age: 18
 * Midwife Gertrude Plenz arrested; outcome of case unclear, second woman died three years later
 * Mary McCarty, January, 1880 Age: 30
 * Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Amanda McCoy, December 22, 1871
 * Doctor suspected but cleared
 * Sophie McCoy, September 26, 1990 Age: 17
 * Extremely unsavory NAF member Abu Hayat sent her home with internal injuries, infection; no action taken until live birth of injured baby the following year
 * Violet McCormick, April 23, 1921 Age: 30
 * Third death linked to Dr. Louise Achtenberg; acquitted, linked to fourth death
 * @Margaret McCreary, August 21, 1915
 * Midwife Marie Treylt arrested; unclear legal outcome; subsequently linked to second death
 * Lillian McCullough, July, 1926 Age: 18
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Carrie McDonald, August 1, 1922 Age: 27
 * Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Rita McDowell, March 8, 1975 Age: 16
 * Deliberately sent home with retained fetus by extremely unsavory doctor; died of sepsis; plea-bargained down from murder to perjury charge by leveraging health problems; moved to practice in another state
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/EuniceMcElroy.png width="77" height="122"]]**Eunice McElroy**, November 14, 1928 Age: 21
 * One of three deaths linked to Dr. Thomas Ney; outcome of case unclear
 * **Myria McFadden**, December 8, 1987 Age: 28
 * Unspecified abortion method; heart and lung failure
 * @Katherine McFarland, April 7, 1919 Age: 25
 * No details provided in source
 * Madlyon McGeehan, November 18, 1942 Age: 26
 * Physician charged with homicide; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Georgia Marie McGill, November 17, 1935 Age: 21
 * Physician tried; hung jury
 * Faye McGinnis, September 25, 1925 Age: 23
 * Two physicians indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Sallie McGrann, 1918
 * Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Inez McGraw, June 25, 1942 Age: 18
 * Former midwife pleaded guilty
 * Edith McIntyre, April 1, 1904 Age: 24
 * Physician convicted of manslaughter
 * [[image:LauraMcKeeTN.jpg]]**@Laura McKee**, January 22, 1966 Age: 19
 * Boyfriend, a surgical technician, charged with capital murder; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Evangeline McKenna, January 28, 1974 Age: 38
 * Cardiac arrest after abortion in hospital
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/JenniferMorbelli.png width="105" height="120"]]**Jennifer McKenna-Morbelli**, February 7, 2013 Age: 29
 * Second dead patient of Dr. Leroy Carhart; delay in reaching doctor caused delay in emergency care; massive internal bleeding from clotting problems
 * [[image:KathyMcKnightTN.png]]**Kathy McKnight**, September 18, 1993 Age: 36
 * Unspecified provider and method; pulmonary embolism
 * Kendra McLeod, June 30, 1998 Age: 22
 * Discharged with internal injuries from unspecified facility; bled to death
 * Lynn McNair, March 23, 1979 Age: 24
 * First of two dead patients of Dr. Edward Rubin; risky saline injection got into blood stream causing massive organ damage
 * Mary McNeil, April 20, 1933 Age: 22
 * Physician convicted of manslaughter
 * Jeanette Mebzarek, January 30, 1912 Age: 21
 * Midwife arrested; no trial
 * Emma Melvin, June 9, 1917 Age: 26
 * Third death linked to Dr. Maximillian Meinhard; charged with manslaughter; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Dawn Mendoza, June 29, 1988 Age: 28
 * Second of two dead patients of Dr. Edward Rubin; delay in transport after amniotic fluid embolism
 * @Jane Merrill, September 26, 1931
 * First of two abortion deaths linked to Dr. Aloysius Mulholland; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Annie Merriman, November 6, 1919 Age: 23
 * Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Sarah Messinger, April 25, 1899 Age: 30
 * Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Yvonne Mesteth, July 27, 1985 Age: 18
 * Second of two dead patients of Dr. Benjamin Munson; massive infection
 * Natalie Meyers, October 27, 1972 Age: 16
 * Second of 16 abortion deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
 * Irene Michaelson, January 7, 1922
 * Physician got 5-10 year sentence for unspecified charge
 * **@Emma Miller**, November 24, 1906 Age: 22 Chicago
 * Identity of perpetrator unknown to me at this time
 * Minnie Miller, January 17, 1912 Age: 38
 * First of three deaths linked to Dr. Charles W. Klinetop; outcome of case unknown to me
 * [[image:MarianMillsHeadshot2.jpg]]**Marian Mills**, July 10, 1934 Age: 19
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/SandraMiltonHeadshot.jpg width="69" height="104"]]**Sandra Milton**, April 27, 1990 Age: 23
 * Sent home from NAF clinic with hole in uterus; bled to death in front of her children
 * **@Pamela Modugno**, May 17, 1972, Age: 18
 * Air in blood stream after legal abortion
 * Mitsue Mohar, September 10, 1975 Age: 31
 * Apparent anesthesia mishap in hospital
 * [[image:cemeteryofchoice/KarnamayaMongarSmall.jpg]]**Karnamaya Mongar,** November 20, 2009 Age: 41
 * Second of two deaths at filthy, uninspected Women's Medical Society; massive overdose, failure to resuscitate, delay in transport
 * Mollie Monilson, September 29, 1923 Age: 18
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * Ruth Montero, August 7, 1979 Age: 23
 * One of four deaths at Women's Care Center; hemorrhage and mitral valve prolapse
 * Denise Montoya, May 29, 1988 Age: 15
 * Bled to death after late abortion at NAF member clinic
 * Beverly Moore, July 11, 1975 Age: 15
 * Unspecified cause of death after abortion in dirty clinic
 * Cleo Moore, March 28, 1942 Age: 19
 * Physician, who was golfing buddy of prosecutor, acquitted
 * @Martha Jean Moore, July 18, 1961 Age: 19
 * Lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Sylvia Moore, December 31, 1986 Age: 18
 * Discharged by NAF member, with instrument embedded in uterine laceration; bled to death
 * Mary Moorehead, November 29, 1926 Age: 25
 * Last of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; convicted, appealed; judge shelved new trial due to Hagenow's old age and ill health
 * Christine Mora, November 8, 1994 Age: 18
 * 9th of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates; cervical laceration, bleeding, and sepsis
 * [[image:JaimeLeeMoralesTN.jpg link="@Jamie Lee Morales"]]**@Jamie Lee Morales**, July 9, 2016 Age: 30
 * Sent home with massive internal lacerations; bled to death; manslaughter charges filed, trial pending
 * Maura Morales, May 8, 1981 Age: 24
 * Last of 4 deaths at Women's Care Center; irregular heart rhythms
 * Shelby Moran, September 16, 1999 Age: 60
 * Sudden blood pressure spike and brain damage; left incapacitated; died after 21 years in nursing home
 * Doris Morris, March 12, 1943 age 20
 * Midwife charged with murder; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Elizabeth Morris, 1855
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * Emma Morris, July 16, 1903 Age: 29
 * Self-induced with instrument provided by friend
 * @Lillian Morris, January 19, 1930 Age: 19
 * Dentist Milton A. Grissom, out on bail awaiting trial for another abortion death, arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Kathryn Morse, September 3, 1972 Age: 20
 * Risky saline abortion in hospital; sepsis and shock
 * Kelly Morse, June 22, 1996 Age: 32
 * Given lidocaine after indicating allergy; care and transport delayed; no disciplinary action
 * Violet Morse, August 1, 1929 Age: 22
 * One of three deaths linked to surgical nurse Gertrude Pitkanen; no arrest made
 * Loretta Morton, January 3, 1984 Age: 16
 * Pulmonary embolism; provider and abortion method not indicated
 * Eva Moyer, August 4, 1942 Age 18
 * Midwife convicted of murder by abortion
 * Anna Mueller, June 25, 1911 Age: 20
 * First of two deaths linked to Dr. George Lotz; indicted, admitted guilt, censored by medical society, but no criminal prosecution
 * Emily Mueller, December 21, 1926 Age: 15
 * First of two deaths linked to midwife Magdelane Stegeman; indicted for felony murder; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Mrs. Lewis Muncie, August 13, 1873
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * Stella Murgatroyd, January 30, 1904 Age: 27
 * Physician implicated in deathbed statement; charges filed, outcome of case unknown to me
 * Anna Murphy, April 1, 1911 Age: 23
 * Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Bridget Murphy, June 18, 1914 Age: 39
 * Unidentified perpetrator
 * Kathy Murphy, September 8, 1973 Age: 17
 * One of five deaths at Inglewood Women's Hospital; sepsis
 * Margaret Muscia, August 28, 1926 Age: 44
 * Possible lay abortionist indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Dorothy Muzorewa, August 23, 1974 Age: 25
 * Discharged with infection and bleeding; hemorrhage death
 * Hattie Myers, March 18, 1888
 * Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
 * Hattie Mae Myers, March 7, 1922 Age: 19
 * Second of 6 deaths linked to Dr. Charles C. Keester; implicated in deathbed statement which was challenged and thus charges dropped
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